Herons (Ardeidae)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - HBW 1, p. 411
French: Aigrette bleue
German: Blaureiher
Spanish: Garceta Azul
Taxonomy: Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758, South Carolina.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Florida. Monotypic.
Distribution: N America, from Massachusetts to Florida and thence to E Mexico and W Indies; also from S part of Gulf of California through Central America into N half of South America, extending S to Peru, Bolivia and S Brazil.
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An adult bird preening its underwing feathers and scratching its head Locality Choctawhatchee River Bay, Florida, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Adam Elzinga 24 April 2007 5 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
In a small, presumably relict, Mangrove lagoon, with busy roads nearby. Locality Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ron Jackson 5 June 2012 43 weeks ago 1 min 2 sec 4.5 -
An adult stretching its wing and preening, then laying on the nest. Locality Pine Island, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 May 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 4.4 -
An adult in the water being scared away by a Snowy Egret Locality Pantanos del Usumacincta, Tabasco State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 4.4 -
A moulting immature foraging in a ditch, and then walking out of it. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 22 May 2011 1 year ago 53 sec 4.1 -
An adult foraging on a seaweed strewn beach Locality San Benito Islands, Baja California Sur State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 10 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 23 sec 4
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Garça azul
Locality São Vicente, São Paulo State, Brazil
Lindolfo Souto 28 November 2012 23 weeks ago 4.4 -
Perched by the pool.
Locality Montego Bay, Cornwall County, Jamaica (Monotypic species)
Ken Simonite 9 January 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
On a Yucatan beach
Locality Akumal, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
Guy Poisson 3 January 2013 18 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird in the mangroove
Locality Tumbes Mangrove National Sanctuary, Tumbes Department, Peru
Roberto Pujana 17 January 2012 45 weeks ago 4.2 -
![Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) [nid:1023]](http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/imagecache/thumb/pictures/Aigrette_bleue_-_Rio_Tarcoles_Costa_Rica.jpg "Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) [nid:1023]")
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) [nid:1023]
Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 29 December 2008 2 years ago 4.1 -
Bird foraging near a mangrove.
Locality Comandatuba Island, Una, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 25 January 2013 16 weeks ago 4
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A juvenile singing on a branch. Un juvenil vocalizando desde una rama. Locality Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 13 March 2007 3 years ago 3
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